But it was the development of the Altair 8800 personal computer that really captured the attention of world in January 1975, when Roberts 'next product took its inaugural bows on the cover of Popular Electronics under the name Altair at the suggestion of Solomon's daughter, who was watching Star Trek at the time.

In between he attempted to explore the psychic realm, claimed there were extraterrestrial beings on a planet called Altair, and heretically called for a replacement religion for “puny and childish Christianity.”

The lander, dubbed Altair, is intended to take astronauts from a capsule orbiting the moon to the moon surface, provide safe accommodations for an initial week-long stay and then return them to the capsule for the ride back home.